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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FAfRsoNr Oct.

FAIRMoNT, Oct. IL.
G. P. Cuningham's dashing steeds ran
away with him last week while out rid.
ing with his wife and child. They tip.
ped the buggy over and scattered its
occupants promlscuously along the road.
Mrs. G. and child fortunately escaped
unhurt, but Mr.. Cunningham was bruis.
ed from head to foot. Luckily no bones
were broken and he is again on the
street.
We regret to learn that our esteemed
fellow citizen Joseph Ramsdale was TAX
en- with severe hemorrage ofthe lungs.
Hope he may soon recover. ....s -
The farmers in this vicinity have held
a meeting for the purpose of organizing
TO buy grain. There ought TO be some
means of breaking the present combina-
ton of buyers and we trust the farmers
will see some way to have justice done
them.
We had our first killing frost of this
season the 10th inst, and even now peo-
pie are picking nice tomatoes from vines
that are not killed except the outside
leaves. This will do very well for Min
neSOta. --
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THE reduction in freight rates from
Chicago to Mankato which was referred
to yesterday, will doubtless divert a
large bulk of the local business to the
Minneapolis d st. Louis road. On Mon
day paper was drawn up and signed
by about eighty-fTe of the heaviest ship
pers Of the city agreeing to give for one
year all the freight business they could
control to the road which first made this
concession of lowering the rate from
Chicago. This paper was served upon
the local agents of the roads entering
Mankato Monday morning, and upon
Tuesday morning Agent Powers of the
NJ. d st. L. road was notified that the
Rock Island folks had given notice to
the Northwestern Traffic Association of
their withdrawal from the pool, which
meant that the NJ. & st. l.. intended to
give MankatO her rights. This action
clearly makes it obligatory upon the
business men who signed the paper to
give their business to the st. Louis road.
We are informed that Agent Fox of the
Chicago & Northwestern was notified
this morning that his road would also
concede to the demand of Mankato IN
this particular, and it seems likely that
the other roads will at once follow suit.
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Don.t Hawl<. snlt. couoh,

suffer dizziness, indigestion, inhamma-
ton of the eyes, headache, lassitude, in
ability 10 perform mental work and in
disposition for bodily labor, and annoy
and disgust YOUR friends and acquainf-
ances with your nasal twang and often
siye breath and constant efforts 10 clean
your nose and throat, when DR.. Sage's
aCatarrh Remedy" viii promptly re-
lieye you of discomfort and suffering,
and your friends of the disgusting and
needless infections of your loathsome
disease?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14
(From Wednesdays Daily

The annual Baptist convention began
its sessions at the NJ. f. church of this
city last evening with a very large at
tendance. There are now about $50 del
egates in the city, and this body com
pletely fills the church without the aid
of outsiders. The program of exercises
for the first session of the convention
was very interesting one.
The annual sermon was preached by
Rev. H. G. Mabie, d. D., of st. Paul
and was an able effort, to say the least
The sermon was carefully listened to
and showed great pains in its prepare
ton.
The address of welcome was made by
Rev. W. Whitney, the new pastor of the
Mankato church. He extended the wei.
come of the city, and especially of the
Baptist society to the visiting delegates
The president of the convention, Hon
Geo. A. Pillsbury, ex-Mayor of Mime
apolis, appropriately responded on be.
half of the delegates.
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed: G II. Gamble, OF
st. Paul; w. A. Barker, of Lake City,
and n. n. Smart, of Cambria.
After the adjournment of the conven-
ton, the missionary board of the con-
vention held a meeting.
THIS FORENOON.
The morning session of the convention
was opened at $50 O'Clock this forenoon,
with large attendance.
After devotional exercises the appoint
ment of the following committees were
announced:
Committee on nominations: Rev. w.
7. Chase, D. D., Minneapolis; ]. H.
Randall. st. Paul; Rev. Cyrus Thomas,
LuVerne.
Committee on next anniversary: Rev.
W. f. Stanley, Austin; Rev. H. w.
Damley, st. Paul; Rev. E. ]. Brownson,
Brainerd.
Committee on education: Rev. F. I.
Gates, Minneapolis; Rev. c. ID. Belden,
Austin; Rev. B. F. Simpson, Duluth.
Committee on resolutions: Rev. E. Il.
Hiscox, WInona; Rev. d. d. McLaurin,
Minneapolis; Rev. L. c. Sanders, Sleepy
Eye; Rev. L. P. Farnham, Richfield;
Rev. F. NJ. Archer, Albert Lea.
Committee on arrangements for next
The president and cores
ponding secretary and pastor of the
church where the next convention Is to
be held. .......
Committee on schools for next ami
versary: J. w. Griggs, st. Paul; G. M.
Palmer, Mankato; Boston w. Smith,
Minneapolis.
Committee on nomination of trustees
and visiting committee to Pittsburg
Academy: Rev. d. D. McLaurin, Min
neapolis; Rev. f. Westcott, Concord;
Rev. F. I. Gates, Minneapolis; Hon. M.
II. Dunnell, Owatonna; Rev. II. g. Ma
bic, u. D., st. Paul.
Committee on obituaries: Rev. w. A,
Spinney, owatonna; Rev. s. g. Adams,
Pipestone; Rev. John Anderson, Leen-
throp.
Committee on finance: w. w. Hunt
ington, Minnesota Assn; Rev. N. f.
Chapman, Central Assn; Rev. f. T..
Hiscox, Southern Assn; Rev. II. c..
Putnam, Zumbro Assn; Rev. w. Whit
man, MINI. Valley Assn; Rev. w. H.
Beebe, Western Assn; Rev. r. R. Coon,
Jr., Northern Assn: Rev. Frank Peter
son, Swedish Conference; Rev. j. s.
Lunn, Danish and Norwegian Confer
ence.
Rev. ]. Sunderland, of Minneapolis,
made thorough report of the work of
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The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
brings out Whitney as the man whom
the Democrats are to spring upon the
country when Cleveland's greatness has
faded out. We are ashamed of the Com
mercidl as we thought it had better
conception of affairs. Mr.. Whitney's
money would prove more of an obstacle
than an advantage to him in the Presi-
dental race, and loaded down with the
burden of the Standard OIL monopoly
he would not carry a single Northern
State and would lose half the South
Money might procure him the Demo.
cratic nomination, but it could never
elect him. We don't believe the Dem.
ocrats would dare nominate Millionaire
Whitney.
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First ins. Oct. u, last ins. Oct %.
PROBATE NOTICE.

QTATE or MINNESOTA. County OF Blue
y Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate ofXavier schaub,
deceased.
The State OF Minnesota ana the said Probate
Curt u al persons interested In the estate
Of Xavier Schaub, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas there has been delivered 70 the
Probate Court Of the County OF Blue Earth,
State OF Minnesota. an instrument in writing
purporting 70 be thelast will and testament of
Xavier Hchaub, late Of said county, deceased
bate court for the proof OF the said wifi.
Therefore you and each OF you are cited
and required 10 appear at the once OF the
Judge OF Probate In the city Of hankato ID
1881, at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF that day
and attend the probate OF the said will.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sci
Court this 18th day OF October A. ID. 1857.
q. W. MEAD,
lseai Judge OF Probate.
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TOOK SECOND PRIZE.

Col. G. w. Mead received a telegram
this morning advising him that the Sec
ond Regiment had been awarded second
prize upon its appearance in the batal-
lion drill at the international Military
encampment held at Chicago last week
The prize is 81, 500 in cash, and $500 in
badges, etc. This amount will be dlvi.
ded among the companies present al
Chicago.
Company F had no small part in Sc.
curing this honor for the Second Regi.
ment, and we congratulate the boys
heartily upon their success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14

Or all the hideous exhibitions recent
ly made the alleged illustrations of the
Presidential visit printed in the st. Paul
and Minneapolis papers certainly beat
the record. Aside from the st. Jacob
Oil cuts of the Globe the illustrations are
the most horrible caricstures that ever
found their way into newspaper. That
many people mistook the pictures for
ironical cartoons is not to be wondered at.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14

THE Minneapolis Tribune has very
plainly spoken editorial this morning
devoted to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, and
the Presidential tour in the interest Of
a second term. At no point along the
route has any paper spoken its mind SC
freely as the Tribune and perhaps there
may be a doubt as to the good taste o.
writing such things about people who
are at the time guests of your city, and
yet it cannot well be denied that the
Minneapolis editor speaks some un
vanished. cold-blooded truths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14
MANKATo FREE PRESS.
MANKATO CITY

rAseity Of kaRkato las PopaiatioH ~ lOoOo,'s
sftaatsd isSGHtAwsstsrR AinRssota aHd issuyrosRd-
eddy ORs Of tia GRsSt asrieitarGi districts IN tAs
STATE Ras four railroads, viz; TAs G. n, q 81, y.
the C. dN.-H., tie c. 81. p. n. o., aHd the
Raakato 4 EzOrs. Tas State NOrmai School Is
located Asrs and its Pblie Schools are aS'oHs the
krst IN tAs NortAsssst. For tAs superiority 81 tt'
clay, brick, limestone, bGildiRs stons, de-, Nus
kdto IS noted tAroatSAoEt tAs laRd. "a point
for jObbiRS and manufacturing 1t has ne superior
~ tAs NOrtheSst.
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MADELIA, Oct. Is.
The musical entertainment given by
Blind Boone Monday night was well at
tended. It was one of the best enter
tainments that has been in Madelia for
long time.
Smith & Haycraft, furniture dealers,
have dissolved partnership, Mr., Hav-
craft retiring. Mr.. Smith will continue
the business in the red, white and blue
block.
hudson Stewart has withdrawn from
the firm of Bundy & Stewart. Mr.. w.
q. Bundy will continue the meat mark
ct in the new quarters in the red, white
and blue block.
Not many Of our fellow citizens went
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The general managers of the North
western lines met in Chicago Tuesday
and had an all day session, during which
two resolutions were offered with view
of putting an end TO the war on soft coal
rates. No agreement could be reached
as all the lines in offering to make con
cesslons failed to make them sufficient
ly large to be agreeable to the Other
lines. An adjournment was had sine
die. 1t is safe TO say that the compan
les are not losing any money hauling
coal at the present rates, which are low
err to Mankato than ever before known
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Mr.. NEFF appears to feel very badly
because the FREE PRESS Office did few
weeks ago about six dollars worth of job
printing for a Lake Crystal firm. We
have always abstained from soliciting
work at the Lake, and Mr.. Neff knows
it. Directly after the recent fire our
agent was at Lake Crystal in the inter
ests of the Daily, which has large cir
culation there, and few dollars worth
of work was given him. The work was
wanted at once, and Mr.. Nef could not
have done it. The Unions whine at the
FREE PRESS is nothing new, and is but
the outcrOpping of a jealous spirit he is
always displaying toward Mankato. And
yet it is notorious fact that Mr.. Neff's
chief support is obtained in this city.
He is in town every week begging work
from our business men, and IN the past
much of his advertising patronage has
been obtained here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14
The Most Agreeable

As well as the most effective method of
dispelling Headaches, Colds, and Few
ers, or Cleansing the System, is by TAX
ing few doses of the pleasant Californ-
Ia liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. J..
r. Jones, druggist. oct19m1d&w
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1lG CaSlFrQitald Provision HOlse.
Is Putting out it's Mammoth Stock
AT THE RATE 0F $500 PER DAY.

has we're bought two months low figure and which cannot
mt Rs S hsa a se
sans s s F
and Winter and
will '' ~ '''' 'A
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trade during
Sas7
h do not pp put this list think will
dG@fshp than 1 n s s S can
and Nou w the d the bsn6 tea plant going ont with rush
taking the lead tried call for sample After
E9s9H g. s least Ass Tas If. @ .ss
have about IS Syrup Barrels
away ia barrel
have just received Is Barrels Pickles
NY Car Load of Apples
GasEe a Call around when you want apples and wi" be glad to
sixty DOZEN ySs hs for the the city sold
buy @ seH s 100 100 nave I'll quality don't
But what will surprise prices o n Soap.
We have few boxes price,
S9s call sn the fact hand
am selling Evaporated Apples nearly last figures
o Our GfqBen books giving eat left Ask
You will find they are just the thing
keep RSfy % that 1sST % s1ne his
I'll ri
grocery trading ' ADu ~ per ''" On
Cash Fruit and Provision House.
Respectfully,
L. T. GRADY,
Successor o CARL DICE.
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MAPLEToN, Oct

| OCb.
Mr.. Emerson, of Mankato, spent last
Sabbath here with his friends J. s. Roe
and family. -.
The Rev. Hudson, of Mankato, held
Episcopal services at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, at which there
| were two baptlsms. The sermon was
highly instructive, and his friends here
hope to have the pleasure of hearing
him more often in the future.
E. NJ Dyer is closing up his business
preparatory to trip to Washington Ter
ritory. May his trip be pleasantand his
return speedy.
Our half mile race track is now done,
and the aboysn are having lots of fun.
"Ole Larson, of Mapleton, was fined
$500 and costs in the police court this
morning for indulging too extensively in
'tanglefoot. '"-DAILY FREE Press, Octo-
Der IL. Last week it was Miss Larson,
of Mapleton, who was adjudged insane,
etc., and the week before it was some
thing else. Now there may be some
cussedness and misfortune in Mapleton,
and when there is we don't object to
the odium. But we do object to having
all the meanness south of the Mankato
post Office laid to Mapleton. We think
we are credibly informed that Ole Lar
son lives within about stones throw of
Mankato, and Miss larson didn't live in
Mapleton. But then, perhaps the news
papers are not to blame. Mapleton and
the south half of Blue Earth county seem
to be synonymous terms, and with few
more years prosperity like the present,
our additions will take in the most of the
territory anyway.
Spaulding's last carload of wagons are
most gone. 1t beats the world, what a
lot of stuff that man will sell, and every
body be satisfied. He sold three new
wagons Yesterday, and it was poor day
for wagons at that.
The board of county commissioners
were here Yesterday, and decided to
build new iron bridge where the old
Whitney bridge now spans the Maple
river.
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TO ST. Paul to see the President. Had
Jno. l.. Sullivan been there a packed
car load would have gone down.
A meeting of the Watonwan County
Agricultural Society was held to-day.
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THIS AFTERNOON.

The meeting this afternoon was open
ed by devotional exercises. Reports o.
ASSOCIATION directors followed. The fol
lowing papers were read:
''The SPIRITS Message to the Church
es," Mrs. J. HI. Scott; Glow to Develop
Benevolence in Children" Mrs. T. G
Hobart, of st. Paul; ''The Heroism o.
Home Missionaries" Mrs. L. X. Grey
of Minneapolis; Gathered Fruits and
Present Needs" Miss M. G. Burdstte
RsPo,4 q, w1Io received fTon the st. Pau
and Minneapolis city unions. A con
ference was held on weekly proportion
ate giving, in relation to woman's work
All the exercises were of an interesting
character.
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MINNESOTA LAKE Oct l,

MINNESOTA LAKE, OCT. 70.
Mrs. NJ. Fisch returned home Tues
day evening from a visit with his par
ents at Caledonia, Mimi, for the past
two weeks.
Mr.. Tillitson and Miss Tllitson, of
Madison, Wis.,, returned home Tuesday
via Minneapolis.
Mrs. w. r. Robinson left Yesterday
for Fairmont to visit for a week.
H. Kusel went to Mankato Wednes-
day on business.
Rev. M. Habecker left Wednesday for
LIE Sueur.
Mrs. T. j. Howard went to MapIeton
Wednesday to visit with her folks a few
days.
Mr.. F. A. FL. Smith is on the sick list.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14

DTs e. l.. f7aWGS
win be at Mapleton the 18th, 18th and
10th of October; AT Lake Crystal the Doth
and 2lst; Vernon Center Oct. 22d, and
Amboy the oath and 25th. Those de-
string TO have work done should call
early. H-1t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-14

!, j. 8; Roller sells the best Hard and
Soft Coal. IL.
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Miss Anderson gave report of pro-
gress in the Swede Churches. Mrs
Hobert, of st. Paul, had paper or
Systematic Bene6cence." A discuss
ion on the same subject followed, by
Mrs. Grey and Mr.. Field, both of Min
Deapolis. ...s
A paper on Medical Work" writer
by Mrs. Hale, was read by Mrs. WEIGH
of Minneapolis.
The new district secretary, Mr.. Field
of Minneapolis, gave an interesting adj
dress.
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from TUESDAYS DAILY FEEE PREss.l
BAPTISTS IN CONVENTION.
The State Convention of the Baptist Church
0onvenes To-Day.
Large Attendance.


The annual convention of the Baptist
Church viii open this evening with an
attendance of about two hundred dele
gates, while at least another hundred are
expected to arrive before tomorrow
morning. Every train that came to the
city to-day brought its quota Of delegates
who Immediately reported at the M. +.
church for assignment to lodgings or
went directly to the houses of friends.
All the delegates are chartered among
the members of the Baptist church or
friends.
The meetings are to be held in the Nj.
f. church, and there will be three ses-
sions day.
THE PASTORS UNION.
The Pastors Union held q session this
morning, beginning at ten O'Clock, with
an attendance of thirty members. The
meeting opened with devotional exer-
cises. Rev. f. P. Farnham preached
the annual sermon, after which some
routine business was transacted.
The second session was held thisafter-
noon, and was opened with devotional
exercises.
''The Establishing of Churches in I'm
churched Communities, was the subject
of an interesting address by Rev. F. L,
Patterson.
Rev. r. C. Mosher, spoke upon "The
Deaconate, its Choice, Term of Office.
and its Duties
Rev. J. F. McNamara followed, upon
the subject ''The Minority of Men in oul
Churches"
Allthe exercises were of an interesting
character.
THE woMEN's FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Met this morning in the Baptist church
at ten o'clock, and after devotional exer
cises listened to reports from the follow
ing district secretaries:
Mrs. Peterson, of Minneapolis, Scan
dinavian conference; Mrs. Severance, o
Rochester, Southern association; Mrs
Barker, of Minneapolis, Minnesota asso
citation, Mrs. Pierce, of Brookly Center
Northern association; Mr.. Kimball, o
Waterville, Central association; Mr.
Wilson, of Montevideo, Western ,asso
cation; Mr.. Hillman, of Mantorville
Zumbrota association; Mrs. Bigelow
Valley association; Mrs. Morse, of Min
neapolis, Children's work; Miss Judson
of Minneapolis, Temple builders; Mrs
Morse's report was full of statistics ant
showed forty children's bands organized
in the state, from which $219.l5 hat
been collected. All the reports showe'
4
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This Is without doubt the most adj
vantageous concession any inland city
in the west has ever obtained. The
liberality of the st. Louis road in this
matter is in keeping with other acts of
the great Rock Island system and we
again repeat that it was most fortunate
day for Mankato when this road was
built into the city.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-03-01
A CONFERENCE.-THE sCnEME.

| Senator Boyle's bill to grant :
charter enabling III. NJ. Yerington
Charles tormaD, c. Derby and 9th
ers to tunnel the bulky Sierra anG
tap Lake Tahoe appears at FIST
blush like very chimerical affair
But who can question its feasibility
standing a few hundred yards oyer
the Sutro tunnel? And who can
question the power and the supply
of water to be derived? 1t would
not cost as much as the Sutro tun-
mel did and would be worth ten
times as much. The first intorma-
ton we received of the bill stated
the State would appropriate $25U,-
600 towards the enterprise. But
now we are informed that All he
company asks is the privilege TO
bore the big hole. So far as We can
reason In the matter Is that wheth-
or money is granted or not. tie
franchise should be guardedly
drawn, protecting alike the inter
ests Of the people and the property
of the company, and after that a
nail should be driven in the coffin
Of the first blacklcgged, blackmail-
ing boodler who attempted to put
straw in the way of the company.
1t Is estimated, by men who have
studied every phase of the PROPOSE
ton, that there are 150,00n acres of
land which can be brought under
profitable cultivation as a result Of
the successful boring of the tunnel.
This alone would justify doubly all
expenditures likely to arise in the
prosecution of the work.
Then there is the water power
which can be used for mill and
factory. All would create an i'm
mense amount of taxable property.
The taking up of a 150,000-acre
patch of the earth's surface, re-
deeming it from desert desolatlon,
and make it smile in virgin produc-
ton, is as grand a monument as
any man-can have placed over his
tomb. Silver State.